CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Geography, the University of British Columbia, 2027 (expected)
- M.L.A., Peking University
- B.Eng. in Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Work Experience
- 2026: Teaching Assistant for GEOS370 Advanced Geographic Information Science
The University of British Columbia
Duties include: Introducing lab assignments, Demonstrating use of software (ArcGIS Pro), Guest lecture, Answering students' questions, Grading.
Course Supervisor: Prof. Luke Bergmann
- 2026: Teaching Assistant for GEOS270 Geographic Information Science
The University of British Columbia
Duties include: Introducing lab assignments, Demonstrating use of software (ArcGIS Pro), Guest lecture, Answering students' questions, Grading.
Course Supervisor: Prof. Avery Everhart
- 2025: Teaching Assistant for GEOS372 Cartography
The University of British Columbia
Duties include: Introducing lab assignments, Demonstrating use of software (ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Illustrator, R Studio), Answering students' questions, Grading.
- 2024: Teaching Assistant for GEOS102: Our Changing Environment: Climate and Ecosystems
The University of British Columbia
Duties include: Lab discussion, Grading.
- 2021: Research Intern
Research Center of Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Duties included: Participated in a research project titled "The Impact of New Urban Land Development on Ecological Space in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region".
- 2019: Research Assistant
Peking University
Duties included: GIS data collection and processing
Supervisor: Prof. Fang Wang
- 2018: Teaching Assistant for Course Cultural Landscape Assessment
Peking University
Duties included: Course videos
Course Supervisor: Prof. Zhengkai Xia
Skills
- Programming languages: Python (Geopandas, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Pytorch, OpenCV), R (terra, sf, tidyverse, tidytext, ggplot, leaflet), JavaScript, HTML
- Data processing software: ArcGIS Pro (Advanced), QGIS, ENVI, SPSS
- Design software: Photoshop (Advanced), Adobe Illustrator (Advanced), SketchUp
Selected Publications
- SCI: Ren, B. , Bergmann, L. (2026). Context-dependent relationships between street-level surface heat intensity, the sky view factor, and landscape patterns: Examples from the Coastal City of Vancouver, Canada, Ecological Informatics, 103637.
- SSCI: Ren, B. , Park, K., Shrestha, A., Yang, J., McHale, M., Bai, W., & Wang, G. (2022). Impact of human disturbances on the spatial heterogeneity of landscape fragmentation in Qilian Mountain National Park, China. Land, 11(11), 2087.
Awards
- 1st Prize in Design Competition of Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA)
Rank 1/98, 5-person group, 11/2015
“Bunker” Necklace — The Cultural Revival and Ecological Restoration of Zhanggong Embankment as a Heritage Corridor
Our design work was accepted for publication in the journal Landscape Architecture
- 2nd Prize in Social Investigation Competition of National Steering Committee of Urban and Rural Planning Education in China
4-person group, 09/2015
An Exploration of the Direction of Private Museums — Investigation and Research on the Development of Private Museum in Wuhan
- Excellence Award in 2016 Barcelona International Design Awards (Barcelona University & Polytechnic University of Catalonia)
top 10%, 2-person group, 11/2016
Epiphyllum Blooms, Livelihood Inherit — Reconstruction of Tanhualin historic district in Wuhan
- Finalist in Annual Awards in China Human Settlement Design (Tsinghua University & National Steering Committee)
Architecture Design Group, top 43/345, 2-person group, 11/2019
Reconstructing Vitality and Creating Blank Space — Renovation of an Old Theater in Xixinan Village
